Ishould like to see the word universal banned altogether from discussions of african literature(s)until such a time as people cease to use it as a synonym for the narrow ,self -serving parochialism of europe .

no statements but ok.

the statement that best describes the idea of manifest destiny that was used in the 19th century would be that "it was fate that the united states would continue to  expand westward," since people thought the us was "destined" to do so. 

"they had a large area of land that they owned."